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"American Law Is Not “Neutral” on Religion" -- JWI Affiliated Scholar Gunnar Gundersen in Claremont American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 21 2019

In a recent piece, David French proclaimed: “Here is the absolute, blunt truth: America will always be a nation of competing worldviews and competing, deeply held values.” JWI Affiliated Scholar Gunnar Gundersen in his essay "American Law…

"The Unaccountable Silences of Bret Baier" --Professor Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 21 2019

In an essay for First Things titled “The Unaccountable Silences of Bret Baier", Professor Hadley Arkes criticizes the media for its silence on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. After sketching the history of Born-Alive…

"John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court" An Interview with Richard Brookhiser

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 17 2019

Richard Brookhiser In May 2019, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Josh Hiero shared a discussion with Richard Brookhiser, author of the book John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (Basic Books, 2018).…

VIDEO: Professor Daniel Mahoney on Relativism and Morality-- "The New Religion of Humanity: Limitless Relativism and No Moral Ground for Political Life”

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 14 2019

On May 3, 2019, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption College delivered a lecture on the roles of relativism and morality in our political landscape. The lecture was titled “The New Religion of Humanity: Limitless Relativism and No Moral…

"Symposium: The Life and Career of James Wilson" -- Reflections on James Wilson from the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 13 2019

In their Winter 2019 edition, the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy published a series of works as part of their symposium on the life and career of Justice James Wilson. William Ewald in his piece “James Wilson and the American…

"Eugenics and Other Evils" - JWI Affiliated Scholar Prof. Justin Dyer in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 5 2019

In a piece titled “Eugenics and Other Evils” for Public Discourse, Prof. Justin Dyer, a JWI Affiliated Scholar, argues that the state has a compelling interest in preventing eugenics. Heightened in the context of abortion, eugenics…

"Tintoretto’s Symbolic Imagination" -Catesby Leigh in National Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 3 2019

In an article for National Review titled “Tintoretto’s Symbolic Imagination,” Catesby Leigh reviews the enduring oeuvre of Venetian painter Jacopo Tintoretto. Tracing Tintoretto’s impressive career, Leigh observes a trademark fusion of…

"Originalism and Sovereign Immunity" –Prof. Ilan Wurman in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • May 31 2019

In an essay for Law & Liberty titled “Originalism and Sovereign Immunity”, Prof. Ilan Wurman dissects modern sovereign immunity jurisprudence with an eye toward the original principles invoked in Chisholm v. Georgia. Wurman observes a…

"The Business That Dare Not Speak Its Name"- Prof. Hadley Arkes in the WSJ

By The James Wilson Institute • May 25 2019

There are some words or phrases that are universally understood as off limits within the public sphere. In his editorial, “The Business That Dare Not Speak Its Name,” published in the Wall Street Journal, Professor Hadley Arkes echoes this…

"Backing Into Relativism"--Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • May 17 2019

Over the past year, the conservative legal movement has celebrated victories for religious freedom. However, in a recent piece for First Things, Professor Arkes expressed his concern that the conservative jurists on the Supreme Court might…

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